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If you have a new bike with zero kilometres ridden, you have to drive about 1 kilometer before you install the SpeedBox.
The SpeedBox PLATINUM is activated by briefly pressing the WALK button located on the front of the control panel. After pressing this button, the current speed of 9.9 km/h is displayed on the control panel for about 2 seconds. This means that the SpeedBox is activated, and the motor support of the electric bike now works up to a speed of 50 km/h. When the WALK is pressed again, the current speed of 2.5 km/h is displayed. This means that the SpeedBox is deactivated, and everything works as it would if it weren't installed. The motor support of the electric bike now works up to a speed of 25 km/h.
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Moto G6 First Impressions: A premium phone at budget price!
Moto G6 First Impressions: A premium phone at budget price?
Banking high on premium design and modest specs, the Moto G6 is all set to challenge it's arch rivals like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1. But will it make a lasting impression?
Motorola has today announced the launch of its budget-centric smartphone, the Moto G6. The phone comes with a price tag of Rs 13,999 and it will be exclusively available from Amazon.
Banking high on premium design and modest specs, the Moto G6 is all set to challenge its arch rivals like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1. But will it make a lasting impression? Here is everything you need to know.
Starting with the design, Motorola has taken some clue from its Moto X4 and has implemented the same on the Moto G6 phone. This means you will get 3D glass panel at the back, which a pretty premium look, especially, when the light falls on the panel to give an S-line. This also means you get watch dial-like feel at the dual-rear camera setup at the back.
Talking about some key design aesthetics, this is the first device from Motorola that takes the leverage of the 18:9 aspect ratio, which has now become a standard in this price range. The front is dominated with a 5.7-inch display with minimal side bezels, though it does come with some chunky top and bottom bezels. The base houses a fingerprint sensor, which also supports Moto Actions. The right houses volume controls and power on/off button, while the left house SIM slot. The bottom of the Moto G6 features headphone jack and USB Type-C port. That said, the smartphone does give a premium look, though the back does attract some smudges.
Coming to the display, the phone features a 5.7-inch Full HD+ display with a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels, 18:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass protection both on the front and back. That said, during our initial testing we found out that the device does offer some bright display with vivid colours and deep blacks. However, we will talk more about this in our upcoming review. So, stay tuned with us.
Coming to the hardware, the Moto G6 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor with Adreno 506 GPU. This is paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via micro SD card slot. That said, the company has made a trade-off with the hardware for a premium design. Although the brand claims that the stock Android experience will make the user interface a fluid one, however, when compared to the likes of Realme 1 and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, it surely seems to be an underdog.
Coming to the software, which also happens to be the core strength of the company, it is loaded with an Android 8.0 Oreo with stock Android experience. As usual, you get a host of interesting features like Moto Display, Moto Actions and more. The Moto Display basically access notifications directly from the lock screen. Moto Actions, on the other hand, provides gesture-based navigation controls right from the fingerprint sensor. That said, the stock Android experience surely looks interesting and it would be interesting to see whether the brand will be able to compensate the processor with the stock Android experience.
The Moto G6 features a dual-camera setup, which comes with a combination of 16-megapixel primary sensor, which comes with f/1.8 aperture, along with a 5-megapixel secondary lens. For the front, there is a 16-megapixel shooter for selfies and video calling. The interesting thing here is the inclusion of Google Lens. Motorola has confirmed that it will soon update the camera app with Google Lens integration. This will allow users to search for objects, texts and more right from the camera app. Coming to the camera performance, the initial testing seems to be decent enough and the camera is pretty fast to lock focus. However, we will talk in depth about the camera performance in our upcoming review.
Coming to the battery backup, it features a 3000mAh juice with Turbocharging. The brand claims that it can deliver up to 6 hours of backup within 15 minutes of charge. This would one thing to look forward and it would be interesting to see whether the phone stands tall on the claim made by the company. On the connectivity front, you get the usuals like 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth, WiFi, dual-SIM, 3.5mm headphone jack and USB Type-C port.
To conclude, the Moto G6 does come with a premium design and display looks interesting as well. However, the modest specifications surely looks like an underdog when compared to the rest of the competition. The camera is yet to prove its worth and so does the battery and user interface. As for the competition is concerned, the Moto G6 will face a stiff competition with the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Realme 1 and Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 that comes loaded with a pretty decent design and impressive hardware.


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Hamas, the Islamist terrorist organization which exercises complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, on March 30 launched a six week long "March of Return" riot along the Gaza-Israeli border. Large groups of rioters marched on the border with the intent to breach the security fence and infiltrate into the Jewish State – the "peaceful protesters" were carrying guns, knives, stones, explosives, Molotov cocktails, burned thousands of tires and sent kites over Israeli territory with burning objects, causing extensive damage.
In the chaos of events, and in response to blatant violations of Israel's sovereignty, the Israeli army killed 45 Palestinians, 36 of whom were members of or affiliates of Gaza-based terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.
Hamas, the masterminds behind the riots, claim the "March of Return" is a legitimate protest against the decision by the United States to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem on May 14 – a move which enjoys bipartisan political support in Congress.
However, the riots are just a smokescreen for Hamas's true intention: the total rejection of a Jewish presence in all of Israel. The terror group uses the riots to try to attack and kidnap Israelis. Hamas has developed an extensive tunnel network and has been training naval commandos for such operations. They have been testing Israeli defenses for weeks, including with IEDs along the border, kites carrying burning fuel into Israel, and infiltrations.
Hamas wants to distract attention from its crushing failures. The group is running out of ways to attack Israel, faces intense financial strains, and popular dissent in Gaza. The terror group wants people to forget that the misery of its citizens is the direct result of its squandering of hundreds of millions in aid on tunnels and rockets to attack Israel, instead of on the homes and hospitals and the regular water and electricity supplies, which Gaza's suffering population really need.
• Hamas has been running military exercises in preparation for the riots and its aftermath. On Sunday, March 25, they held an unprecedented military exercise that involved 30,000 fighters, live-fire exercises, and missile tests.
• On April 17, the IDF announced the discovery and destruction of the longest and deepest terror tunnel extending into Israeli territory. The tunnel passed under one of the locations where rioters had gathered.
• The ongoing rivalry between Hamas and Fatah over internal Palestinian politics has exacerbated the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and could lead to more violence.
Hamas is sending civilians – many of them just children – to threaten Israel's security and provoke the soldiers who defend it. All so that Hamas can get heart-rending images of Gazans suffering at Israeli hands, images that can discredit and weaken the Jewish state. Hamas has cynically deployed civilians in the past as human shields – a war crime under international law – to mask its terrorist operations.
Hamas will unleash the rioters at will throughout the next weeks. The climax is expected on May 15, when Palestinians mark the "Day of Catastrophe", the day after secular anniversary of the Jewish state's longed-for independence.


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The title track of the album The Future, released in 1992, this is one of Leonard Cohen's darkest and most mysterious songs.
The ambiguous singer is describing a prophetic vision of a future — possibly a religious apocalypse based on the Judeo-Christian tradition and the Eastern concept of Moksha/Nirvana.
Realizing that the future is not to his liking, the singer asks for the world to be restored to its previous state, one of violence and separation.
A detailed analysis of the song by Heidi Hochenedel can be found here.
The Future is the song that the future cries, the future drew out of me. It's not politics, it's a kind of psycho-geo-politics that the future draws these exclamations out of me, out of my heart.
It sounds like the situation that we have now and the attitudes that are taken there which are all extremist, which are all defensive in the extreme. Seem to be the mental landscape the people are, strolling through today. There is no comfort at the center. In fact there is no center.
The song also features in the soundtrack to 1994 movie Natural Born Killers.


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Bird People - AUtumnal hum
Bird People
Autumnal Hum
DeadVox; 2014
By Matt Jensen
It is pretty much guaranteed that if Switzerland-based label Dead Vox is releasing something it is going to be something worth listening to. That is certainly the case with the new record Autumnal Hum by Bird People. Bird People is a solo and collaborative project formed in 2010 by sound artist Uli Rois who plays the accordion, mountain dulcimer, sitar, voice, percussion and analogue synths for the perfect inner journey. There are two tracks on this album that are each about eighteen-and-a-half minutes long and the album is dedicated to the changing seasons and the lesson of consistency in change that they teach.
"Blodeuwedd's Night Song" starts with a beautiful sustained drone that you might hear from a project like Stars Of the Lid. It feels infinite as if it has no end or beginning but soon gets injected with other layers, which disrupt the inertia of sound. A pulsating low frequency sine wave is introduced that curtails the outer core of sound. At about the five- minute mark you start to become hypnotized by the repetitive, sustained frequencies. The subtle nuances drives the soundscape before a fairly prominent tone comes into the forefront only to quickly subside. Around the fourteen- minute mark the reverb and overall music sounds as it coming from a cavern the size of Grand Canyon. The epic size is slightly frightening yet fascinating. I thoroughly enjoyed how the sound avoids the typical cliché of going to grandiose. By the sixteen-minute mark the song is crawling with emotional complexity forged by a rich variety of notes and instruments.
The second piece entitled "The Looming Mountain is a Wide-Awake Body" is just as inspired as the first but in a different way. This time around the focal point is initially a fluctuating, mechanical drone rather than a sustained beam of sounds as if it was emanating from the sun. The general ambience is ominous, almost cryptic as if you were to decipher the language of an ancient race of aliens. White noise as well as arpeggiated elements make themselves known as they fade in and out of existence.
Overall, the sounds Uli Rois creates on Autumnal Hum reinforce and mimic the premise in which they were built upon. Much like the seasons the pieces here change subtly over time often returning to stages they were once at before.

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A Witch's Guide to Manifesting a Better Tinder Match
In between the rise of WitchTok and the millions of #WitchesOfInstagram posts, it's no question that millennials and Gen Z have fully embraced witchcraft. An all-encompassing spiritual practice that provides practitioners with clarity, reassurance and guidance, it's something that can also be applied to many different aspects of your life, including your romantic endeavors.
Needless to say then, it shouldn't be a surprise that Tinder — the de facto dating app of our generation — also reported a dramatic increase in swipers using witch-related terms in their bios in just the past year. And so, in honor of spooky season, the app recently partnered up with professional witch and psychic medium Michael Cardenas of Olde Ways to show users how they can use magic to manifest a better dating experience — and you may be surprised at what a difference it can actually make.
Before we get to the spells themselves though, we have to talk about manifestation itself. As Cardenas explains, manifesting good matches is something that starts with energy, which is "accessible from anywhere and can pierce through anything" — even your phone screen. Case and point? Think about the way you feel after a good phone call versus a negative one. Or how you're directly physically or emotionally affected by watching a funny clip versus a disturbing video.
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"Our phones are basically like portals of energy and information that we can access at any time," he says. However, he points out that while everyone has the ability to manifest, what it really comes down to is "paying attention to what's happening" and validating your own experience.
"Saying, 'This is actually real. This is something that's happening within myself. I'm not imagining things,' that kind of focus and attention will be what amplifies things," Cardenas says, before outlining the basic three-step manifestation process: Intention, ritualized action and physical action.
"Everyone is constantly manifesting on a daily basis, whether they call it that or not," he says, explaining that the act of stating what you intend to accomplish with your actions "is the seed."
"Then, doing a ritualized something [is the next step]. If you're more witch-inclined that could be lighting a candle. For other people, it's taking a self-care bath, or just having a moment with yourself and being like, 'I'm setting my intention that today's going to be a good day and I'm going to meet someone that's in alignment with me,'" he continues. "And then, it's about doing a physical action, which in this case would be going on Tinder and swiping. So it's putting those three things into action... that's the manifestation process. And we do it all the time without thinking about it."
However, he also advises people to be patient and "understand that this is going to be a process." And rather than expecting your soulmate to instantly appear, pay more attention to "what your experience is like after [your manifestation]" — even if the changes are subtle.
"[Ask yourself], 'What was the overall experience and how did it differ from the last time?' And then, take a personal log of that," Cardenas says, before using his own dating app experience as an example.
"But from my personal experience when I've done that, I've seen that it's weeded out creeps," he laughs. "And I was getting a lot of that. But I noticed that when I was more specific, I was attracting a particular type of person."
And while it may be tempting to jump right into manifesting better matches, Cardenas points out that it's generally important to remember that a lot of this hinges on turning the mirror back on yourself by "studying your intention" and "making sure you're in alignment with what you're asking for."
Which means that if you're new to all of this, the best way to begin is by doing your research and/or seeking out consultations from seasoned witchcraft professionals — tarot readers, psychics — who can see whether now is the best time to be looking for love. Or if you should be focusing on internal work and fixing your own energy beforehand.
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"They'll see whether it's the best thing to call someone to you now. Or are we just going to experience a bunch of blocks, so we have to do some spiritual cleansing instead?," he explains. "So we're gonna tap in and see what the correct course of action is. And if that energy is not there what we're not going to do is manipulate that situation."
Cardenas clarifies that his advice only applies to the attraction of better matches and isn't about trying to "bend a [certain] someone's will." After all, as he says, the "whole idea that love spells are used purely for manipulation or to make someone like you is not a real thing."
He warns, "You can't make someone like you. And if you do try to assert your will over someone and you are successful, it's going to be very temporary and it's gonna be very chaotic. You're going to find that things really backfire on you."
Granted, if your intentions are pure, don't let this scare you off. Because ultimately, Cardenas says that in any sort of witchcraft-related situation, you should be "trusting yourself and your intuition." And it's important advice, especially as more and more people begin to open up to the possibilities of manifestation — whether it's purposeful or carried out on an unconscious level.
"People are already [manifesting] and they're already comfortable with it. So they're already doing these practices without even knowing it," he explains, using things like self-care rituals or the buying of a trendy rose quartz candle with the intention of "loving [yourself] more and healing" as examples.
"It's not going to be about manipulating, or putting people in jars, or doing things against other people's wills... [It's all about] the intention," Cardenas says, before adding, "And when you do it from an innocent perspective of, 'This felt good to me and my spirit felt good with it,' that's what witchcraft is."
So if you feel ready, check out a few of Cardenas's Tinder manifestation rituals, below.
3 Spells for Attracting Love on Tinder:
1. Empower Your Phone
These days our day homes are portals of information, imagery and even energy. You can influence the type of energy you are giving and receiving by empowering your phone before you swipe!
You will need: Your phone and your favorite cologne, perfume or oil.
Directions: Take your phone, open to your Tinder profile, and lightly anoint the outer four corners using the fragrance of your choice while focusing on the type of person you're looking for. Visualize it. Feel it. Take a deep breath. And swipe.
2. The Love Bath
A luxurious self-care bath can not only leave you feeling more relaxed and pampered, but it can also refresh your aura (the energy surrounding you) and help you attract love on Tinder.
You will need: Roses (or flowers of your choice), some honey, and your favorite perfume, cologne or oil.
Directions: Tidy up your bathroom and then set the mood by lighting candles, diffuse some essential oil (ylang ylang is great for this purpose) and put on your favorite music. Take your regular shower to wash the day off and then draw yourself a bath. Add flowers, your favorite scent and drizzle some honey. Soak for 25 minutes or longer and enjoy while focusing on your desires. Simple yet effective.
3. Magic Mirror
We have all seen the image of the wicked queen from Snow White in her mirror, but mirror magic is actually not so spooky or dramatic and has some pretty ancient and multicultural origins.
You will need: You can use your bathroom mirror, compact mirror or a hand mirror purchased for this purpose.
Directions: Look into your eyes, connect with yourself and say some affirmations. This might be awkward at first, but if you say them daily it can positively shift your reality. An example of affirmations you might use is "I am loved. I am open and receptive to love. I acknowledge my beauty. I appreciate myself. I love myself."
Welcome to "Sex with Sandra," a column by Sandra Song about the ever-changing face of sexuality. Whether it be spotlight features on sex work activists, deep dives into hyper-niche fetishes, or overviews on current legislation and policy, "Sex with Sandra" is dedicated to examining some of the biggest sex-related discussions happening on the Internet right now.
Photo courtesy of Michael Cardenas (of Olde Ways)
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WICHITA—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today revealed government wages and pension estimates for Wichita and Sedgwick County. Kansas government employees are not only receiving generous salaries, but when retired, many will become pension millionaires. Kansas officials refused to release pension figures, so the pension payouts are close estimates* for this report.
Findings from TUA's pension project on Saline, Kansas, are featured in this article at the Salina Journal News.
Salina City Manager Jason Gage said Friday he would be "happy to retire" on the $2.35 million pension payout a national taxpayer advocacy group said Wednesday that he would take home after 35 years of working for the city.
The problem is that the numbers, released by Taxpayers United of America at a news conference in Salina, don't add up.
Taxpayers United of America released a list of the current Salina and Saline County employees and Salina School District teachers whom the group calculates could become eligible for the highest pensions.
Christina Tobin, vice president of Taxpayers United of America, released the information a day after hand-delivering a letter to Gov. Sam Brownback about the need for pension reform. She also spoke at a news conference at Candlewood Suites, 2650 Planet.
According to the group, the city and county employees and teacher who could be eligible for the highest pensions would be: Salina Police Chief Jim Hill ($2,878,529), Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski ($2,041,290) and teacher Roanne Stein ($1,088,032).
"Property tax increases are paying for these multimillion dollar payouts," Tobin said.
But Gage said the estimates are misleading because the salaries of employees vary from year to year and the group doesn't take into account the average tenure of employees and the average life expectancy.
Gage's average yearly gross salary, or total compensation, is around $150,000. His pension rate, based on the 11 total years he has been at the city, is $28,875. Even if he works for the city for 35 years — an additional 24 years — he would take in $91,875 a year, not $98,069.
Tobin said the group spent three months compiling pension data and is making trips across the state to detail its findings.
The group makes a number of assumptions in calculating the pensions. First, it assumes the person in question earned his or her 2010 salary for 35 years. The group also assumes the person retired or will retire at age 62 — or 55 if the person worked for a police or fire department — and didn't receive cost-of-living raises. Also, several employees who have not worked for the city, county or school district for 35 years made the list, and pensions from prior public-sector employment were not included in the calculations.
Rae Ann McNeilly, director of outreach for Taxpayers United of America, said the group estimated the total payout of pensions to employees by requesting the gross salary of every employee from the city, county and school district.
Since the group requested gross salary, the figure included all compensation paid to the employee.
Gage's base salary for 2010 was $132,000. However, including a car allowance, vacation buy-back and other stipends, his total compensation reached $160,112. He said the 2010 salary doesn't reflect the total amount he is paid each year, and he has received around $150,000 with stipends in 2009 and 2011.
He said other salaries on the list appeared to be incorrect because of vacation buy-backs from retiring employees.
Gage also pointed out that many of the people on Taxpayers United of America's list of pensions for city employees no longer work for the city and didn't work there for 35 years.
He said the average employee works for the city for 12 years, making the group's calculation of 35 years of employment almost three times that amount.
"To make the presumption everyone is going to be here for 35 years is stupid, or their motivation is disingenuous," Gage said.
McNeilly said the group believed the only way to compile the data was to treat all employees equally based on their salary.
The group estimated police and firefighters would receive 79.99 percent of their 2010 salary for 30 years after retirement and other employees would receive 61.25 percent of their 2010 salaries for 23 years after retirement.
Both calculations estimate public sector personnel will live to be 85 years old if they retired at 55 or 62.
Based on Gage's projected compensation after 35 years and retirement at 62, he would receive $2,113,125 by age 85. If he lived to be 75, Gage would receive $1,194,375 — a difference of $918,750.
"That is almost a 44 percent exaggeration based on life expectancy, alone," Gage said.
Tobin said her group is publishing the information because it thinks the cost of pensions is leading governments toward economic collapse. She said the stop in Salina was the group's third in the state.
The group is compiling pension data on public sector officials across the country and has visited nine states.
"We are building a database on our website where people will be able to search for the pensions of public employees," Tobin said.
She said her group doesn't want current government employees to give up their pensions but put more money into the system. She said new employees should be required to contribute to their pensions through a 401(k)-style plan, instead of a pension that's a guaranteed amount.
Tobin said union leaders and politicians have created an atmosphere in which administrators of municipalities are receiving large pensions.
Gage said the city doesn't recognize or work with any unions.
McNeilly said the group hopes to reveal to people that pensions in Kansas are open records, but only to a degree.
Tobin and McNeilly said Kansas needs to make pension amounts more available to people upon request.
"Pensions are $2.8 billion of unfunded liabilities," McNeilly said. "The average person can't relate to that, but when you tell them their neighbor down the street is earning $60,000 to $80,000 without working and is only 55, and you are paying for the benefit, it speaks volumes.
"We hope people are outraged enough by this to contact their legislators and get this (direct pension system) changed," McNeilly said.
Taxpayers United of America is a group that advocates for no tax increases.
Tobin is the daughter of Jim Tobin, founder of Taxpayers United of America; president and founder of the Free & Equal Elections Foundation; and is campaign manager for Dan O'Connor, a Democrat who is running for Congress in New York's 12th District. She also ran as the Libertarian candidate for secretary of state of California in 2010.
Gage said he is glad the group took an interest in public sector salaries in Saline County, but said it needs to publish correct information about salaries and pensions.
— Reporter Chris Hunter can be reached at 822-1422 or by email at chunter@salina.com.
An organization that believes government pensions are out of control, and unsustainable, revealed the top 25 salaries and projected pensions from Saline County, the City of Salina, and Salina teachers Wednesday.
Taxpayers United of America is currently traveling the country, making stops in every state. Kansas is their ninth stop so far.
Vice President Christina Tobin says that the pensions are estimates, based on each employee working long enough to retire with a full pension. She says they had to estimate, because in Kansas government will release pension numbers, but not names.
Tobin says that government pensions are out of control all over the country, and are unsustainable.
She believes that all government workers need to get what is owed to them. However, the current pension system is broken, and needs to be changed to more of a 401K style program for new government employees.
Tobin thinks that the current pension system is so badly flawed, it is in danger of running out of money. She says that all government employees should contribute ten percent more to the pension system.
Another related issue Taxpayers United of America is tracking is "double dipping". The organization's director of outreach Rae Ann McNeilly says "double dipping" is when a government employee retires, and begins to draw their full pension. That employee then gets a job in another branch of government. That employee then gets paid for their new job, and at the same time continues to collect their full pension. She says while "double dipping" is not against the law, it is "not ethical or moral".
Mcneilly says that there are currently at least 5,000 government employees in Kansas "double dipping".
While the group released a list of the top 25 from the three different groups in Salina and Saline County, they are also currently compiling a data base of every government employee in Salina and Saline County, their salary, and their estimated lifetime pension. They will make that list public as well, when it is finished.


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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
using InformationMachineAPI.PCL;

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        private int totalNumberOfPages;
        private int maxNumberOfRequestsPerDay;
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Book Review: Defeating Darwinism, by Phillip E. Johnson
by Trevor Major, M.Sc., M.A.
Phillip Johnson's first book, Darwin on Trial, created a stir in the scientific community when it appeared in 1991. Evolutionists realized that they could not ignore this distinguished professor at a respectable law school (University of California at Berkeley). Reviewers soon found, however, that Darwin on Trial followed most of the arguments against evolution that creationists had been making for decades. For the most part, critics, such as Stephen Jay Gould, did not respond to these arguments. After all, everyone knows that the creationists cannot be right and, besides, what would a lawyer know about evolution?
This hostile reception did not dissuade Professor Johnson. In fact, Darwin on Trial was his opening salvo in a well-crafted campaign against naturalism (the philosophical underpinning of evolutionary theory which says that everything must have a natural explanation). Over the last few years, Johnson has accepted invitations by science and philosophy departments all over the world. His strategy, as he explained at a creation conference in 1994, is to go as an academic equal, not an evangelistic preacher. If at all possible, he stays away from questions about radiometric dating, or the carrying capacity of Noah's ark. From Johnson's perspective, these issues have marginalized theism from the "high culture" of Harvard professors and New York Times editors. Also, theists are divided on the details of creation and various doctrinal issues, and so he wants to provide a focal point around which all genuine theists can unite.
Personally, I am skeptical that creationists will want to embrace Johnson's approach completely. To this point, at least, they have made a stand on the entire Bible, not just the first verse of Genesis. Readers, then, should be alert to Johnson's agnosticism on the age of the Earth.
Having said all that, Defeating Darwinism (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press), 131 pages, paper) is an extremely practical application of this approach. For example, Johnson devotes a whole chapter to the 1960 movie, Inherit the Wind—a drama based loosely (very loosely) on the Scopes "monkey" trial of 1925. Ever since, he argues, the media have been quick to cast any critics of evolution into the movie's role of ignorant, Bible-thumping hypocrites. That stereotyping will continue, Johnson predicts, for as long as the media support naturalism and "own the microphone."
Johnson may have overstated the influence of this one movie. Perhaps it merely reflected the mounting opposition toward theism from academia, Hollywood, and the media. In any case, Johnson's point is well taken: those elite groups act as gatekeepers to the naturalistic world view. His mission is to open those gates so that everyone—not just lay folk—can see the stronghold of atheism that lies within. Focusing on the topic of naturalism, both in public forums and the academic community, is his way of getting past the Inherit the Wind clichés. An evolutionist could argue, however, that naturalism really works and is, therefore, a perfectly reasonable assumption. So the next stage is to bring in the sort of work done by Michael Behe. His recent book, Darwin's Black Box, presents a direct challenge to naturalistic explanations of the fundamental, "irreducibly complex" systems of living cells.
That, in essence, is Johnson's approach: first, open minds by laying bare the hidden assumptions of evolution, and second, offer evidence for intelligent design in nature.
This book, however, is aimed directly at college freshmen who believe in God. So part of his approach includes a brief introduction to critical thinking and fallacies of reasoning, especially as they apply to discussions of naturalism and evolution. Also, some people wish to equivocate on the term "evolution," so Johnson takes care to define this word.
Finally, one of the book's strongest messages is directed at theistic evolution. Such a notion may offer a tempting refuge for young people as they recoil from the onslaught of naturalistic thinking. Alas, it is only a stopping-off point for virtual, or outright, disbelief. Johnson leaves the reader in no doubt that the theory of evolution, because of its very reliance on the naturalistic world view, is utterly inconsistent with the God of theism. College or college-bound students, and their parents, should read this book.
[For more on Phillip Johnson, see his home page at Access Research Network.]
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In order to increase its US market share above the usual 2%, Volkswagen introduced a ne four-cylinder 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel Engine. The diesel engine was advertised by Volkswagen to burn ultra-low-sulfur fuel, to have direct injection technology and to be extreme efficiency. Volkswagen claimed it had ushered in a new era of diesel, clean, efficient and powerful, averaging 40 miles to a gallon.
Volkswagen installed a "defeat device" in both its Volkswagens and Audi's which are equipped with the 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel Engine. (see the list below) This software device can detect when the car is in smog test mode rather than normal drive mode. It is surmised that wheel speed sensors can tell when the car is on a rolling road in the test facility, rather than driving down the street. Sensing this, the car will kick into test mode, the vehicle software will limit fuel flow, keeping both power and operating temperature low, which limits emissions. As a result, the car passes the smog test. Back on the road, the system disables the emission controls and the car begins to pollute the environment. The cars emit Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) as well as elevated CO2 emissions. For example, the Jetta produces 15 to 35 times the U.S. legal limit (Tier 2 Bin 5) of NOx, a noxious substance. The Passat produces 5 to 20 times the legal limit.
When the EPA demanded proof the carmaker had solved the real-world emissions issues, as opposed to the smog test emissions, Volkswagen admitted it had installed the "defeat device."
How Will Volkswagen Solve This Problem?
Install urea treatment systems, which will not only require significant vehicle modification – cutting into trunk or hatch cargo space – but also cost Volkswagen thousands of dollars per car.
As it stands, the initial sale of these vehicles was technically illegal. The consequence to an owner is that the owner might not be able to re-register the car in California or might not be allowed to resell the cars. Buyers will not be interested in purchasing either new or used Volkswagens and Audis which have the 2.0 LTDI engine. In fact, Volkswagen has sent a stop sale order to its dealerships halting the sale of both new and used 2.0L TDI models. In addition the EPA will not issue certificates of conformity for any 2016 model with the 2.0L TDI engine.
What Can You Do If You Own One of These Cars?
If you contact our office, we have attorneys at Kazerouni Law Group who can evaluate your claims. Our free consultation can assist you in understanding your rights and Volkswagen's liability.
The Hon. James V. Selna finally approved the class action of Couser v. Apria Healthcare where a maximum recovery of $750,000 was available to consumers with Kazerouni Law Group as co-lead counsel.
The Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel today finally approved the class action Barani v. Wells Fargo for over $1,000,000 with Kazerouni Law Group as co lead counsel.
On Friday, The Hon. James F. Holderman finally approved the class action of Wilkins v. HSBC for $39,9750,000 in the Northern District of Illinois for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act with Kazerouni Law Group as one of the class counsel firms.
Kazerouni Law Group APC brings suit against the makers of Jim Beam bourbon with a proposed class action alleging it falsely advertises its whiskey as "handcrafted" because it is actually made through a largely automated process with barely any personal interaction.
Kazerouni Law Group, APC Lodges Class Action Against Blizzard, Inc.
Kazerouni Law Group APC files class action against Blizzard Entertainment Inc., alleging the company misled and deceived customers by automatically renewing their World of Warcraft subscriptions without proper notice or consent contrary to California Law.
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA has agreed to pay up to almost $12 million to settle a class action brought by Kazerouni Law Group APC alleging it illegally made automated calls to residential loan holders' cellphones without consent.
Wells Fargo Bank NA has agreed to settle for $14.5 million to end a Debt Collection TCPA Suit brought by Kazerouni Law Group, APC. Allegations that it badgered millions of consumers by unlawfully calling them on their cellphones to collect credit card debts, according to documents filed Monday in California federal court.
Final Approval Achieved Against Nelnet Business Solutions, Inc.
The court today finally approved the class action settlement in the matter of Zaw v. Nelnet Business Solutions Inc., with Kazerouni Law Group as one of the class counsels.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today sided with the arguments presented by Kazerouni Law Group APC in the matter of Knutson v Sirius XM. Sirius XM Radio's efforts to force Erik Knutson into Arbitration was unanimously rejected and the Court reversed the district court's previous order and remanded it for further proceeding.
The court of law today provided final approval in the amount of $2,600,000.00 in the matter of Schuyler Hoffman v. Bank Of America, N.A.
The Honorable Anthony J Battagli, U.S. District Court Judge, ordered his final approval of the class action lawsuit brought by Kazerouni Law Group APC in the matter of Katie Knell v. FIA Card Services, N.A. et al. The court approved the $2,750,000.00 class action settlement.
Kazerouni Law Group, APC successfully negotiated a settlement in the matter of Erin Mock v. Viacom Inc., 3:13-cv000457, US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, whereby Viacom stipulated and agreed that in connection with future MTV voting programs, Viacom would not enroll those who vote by SMS text message in its text message advertising program without their consent.
Kazerouni Law Group, APC Argues Against Sirius XM Before the Ninth Circuit.
Abbas Kazerounian argues before the 9th Circuit on behalf of the Class against Sirius XM Radio Inc.
On May 29, 2012, the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California, approved a settlement in the case entitled Lo. v. Oxnard European Motors, LLC., et. al., Case Number 11cv1009 JLS (MDD).
As a result of the settlement negotiated by Kazerouni Law Group APC, each of the class individuals who made their claim received a check in the amount of $1,331.23.
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The Crown Estate has released plans for the development of 18 zones in UK waters, which could support up to 7.5GW of new renewable energy capacity. This latest round of seabed leasing, is scheduled to get underway early next year (subject to final approval) and will open up fixed foundation projects off England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Single projects rather than zones will be leased (which may be limited to 1.5GW), although some flexibility may be allowed for phased construction. Crown Estate Scotland is also outlining plans for a new leasing round to pave the way for extensions to in-development and operational wind farms. Consultation is due to close at the end of August, and the round should get underway later this year or early 2019. Environmental impact assessments and habitats regulations assessments have already started, and ALLEN & YORK have a number of EIA, ecology and environmental positions which we're recruiting for at present. If you are looking to recruit please contact Barrie Dempster at ALLEN & YORK, or alternatively if you're looking for a career move, here are our current environmental job vacancies


Energy bills got you down? Is your monthly bill going up, up and up? Are you considering whether solar panels are worth it?
Summer heat waves, like those we've experienced this year, can wreak havoc on your energy usage and drive up your monthly bill. Maybe you lower the thermostat on the hottest days just to stay comfortable. But did you know running your air conditioner below 78 degrees can increase your power usage as much as 10 percent?
Spiking energy during these higher usage times means bigger electricity bills. It's not just the increased usage that drives up the price, it's the rate increase for using more energy during peak usage times, too. These bills sometimes come in up to 4 times higher than the cost of a normal month!
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One of the incentives for installing solar panels is the federal tax credit. This is a credit that is applied when you file your taxes in April. It reduces the amount of taxes you owe, saving you money.
Your solar panels are Energy Star certified, which means they are proven to save money, save energy and protect the environment. They do this by relying on renewable energy sources. The federal government gives a tax credit for renewable energy systems.
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Solar energy is a renewable source. This makes it so much more affordable than the non-renewable energy options that your local power company relies on. They raise and lower rates according to the coal, oil and natural gas market.
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Agencies must step up to achieve transportation equity
Transit Dispatches • November 26, 2019 • by Steven Higashide
It is up to local leaders to plan public transit in ways that further racial and social equity.
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In the minds of many, public transportation is linked to civil rights. The Montgomery bus boycott is a seminal moment in U.S. history. Kafui Attoh, a professor at the City University of New York, describes the right to mobility as underpinning our other rights. In his book Rights in Transit, Attoh cites a bus rider, Karen Smulevitz, who says that of all the rights that exist, "whether it is food security, housing, healthcare, or education, the right to transportation is the most integral to each." The Community Transportation Association of America declares that "mobility is a basic human right."
Federal law — Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — requires that transit agencies mitigate harm to low-income and non-white communities when making service and fare changes. But in U.S. cities that have been shaped by inequitable politics, preventing further harm is not enough to achieve transportation equity. It is up to local leaders to plan public transit in ways that further racial and social equity.
In the course of researching my book Better Buses, Better Cities, I was proud to see how many transit agencies have stepped up to face this challenge. Three lessons:
Leaders must set clear goals to improve service for marginalized riders
Advancing equity means concentrating attention and funding in neighborhoods and on customers who have been left out, which means less attention to privileged neighborhoods —which tend to be the most politically connected ones. Because of this, many discussions of equity founder at the implementation level.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority's "service equity strategy" commits the agency to improving transit in eight neighborhoods with high concentrations of non-white, senior, and low-income residents.
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Agencies are more likely to make ambitious changes when their leaders show a strong commitment to equity. For example, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority's (SFMTA) "service equity strategy" commits the agency to improving transit in eight neighborhoods with high concentrations of non-white, senior, and low-income residents. Rather than discussing equity in general terms; SFMTA's strategy identifies specific recommendations: Bigger buses for the 9R route, actively managing headways on the 10 route in Chinatown, and more service on the 44.
Examine fare policy and understand riders' experience of paying the fare
In many cities, low-income riders end up paying more for transit than high-income riders, because they have trouble affording multi-day passes. Transit agencies like Portland's TriMet and Connecticut's CTtransit have adopted "fare capping" — capping the monthly cost of transit for anyone, regardless of whether they pay by the ride or buy a pass.
Higher-income riders are also more likely to have discounted transit through employers or business associations. In response, Denver's Regional Transportation District launched a low-income fare program in 2018 — joining counterparts like the New York MTA and Seattle's King County Metro.
Transit agencies also need to understand how their riders pay the fare, to prevent avoidable harm. In Chicago, the Ventra farecard launched with predatory banking features that led to community outcry. Bus fare evasion tends to correlate with inconvenient payment systems and poverty. Instead of enforcement crackdowns, transit agencies can improve their fare retail networks and enroll riders in discount fare programs.
Metro Transit planners set aside 10% of a federal grant for public engagement and hired 11 community-based organizations to collect rider input.
Engage riders — and view them as allies
Rather than thinking about equity near the end of a service change or project (as is typical in Title VI analysis), transit agencies should embed it early — by engaging riders to understand how they use transit. Minnesota's Metro Transit did this in its "Better Bus Stops" program, an initiative aimed at building bus shelters in underserved neighborhoods and overhauling old shelter guidelines. Metro Transit planners set aside 10% of a federal grant for public engagement and hired 11 community-based organizations to collect rider input. As a result, agency survey respondents were representative of bus riders' income and race, a rarity in public engagement efforts.
More profoundly, transit agencies can work with marginalized communities in ways that help them use their own power. When community-based groups advocate for transit improvements in their neighborhoods, they provide political cover for agencies to take action. In Los Angeles, for example, local advocates played a major role in convincing LA Metro to adopt an equity platform. Metro Transit's Better Bus Stops program came about in part because advocates for low-income communities saw that regional transit investments were prioritizing wealthier suburbs. Agency leaders and advocates often have different styles of working – but by coordinating their actions, they can do more together to realize equitable transit than either can alone.
Steven Higashide (@shigashide) is an urban planner, author of Better Buses, Better Cities (Island Press, 2019), and director of research for TransitCenter, a foundation which works to make cities more sustainable and just through better public transit.
Steven Higashide
Director of Research for TransitCenter
"Steven Higashide (@shigashide) is an urban planner, author of Better Buses, Better Cities (Island Press, 2019), and director of research for TransitCenter, a foundation which works to make cities more sustainable and just through better public transit. Higashide is a member of the Transportation Research Board's Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management, and was named one of the Association for Commuter Transportation's 40 Under 40."
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Nov 7 Game buying guide for confused ppl like me For those of you who were confused as i was, this is about buying the game and what you get so for 15$ subscription - you get all past expansion and 1 month of game time for battle for azeroth (49.99$) - you get the newest expansion for WoW complete collection (59.99) - Newest expansion / 1 month of game time / 110 boost(1x only) I was confused for awhile but now i know that the 49.99$ is the Worst deal ever. I am going to buy some game time for now, and jump up to the 60$ bundle later. The boost is a 60$ value / 1 month of wow 15$ value / and the expansion is a 50$. TOTAL is : 125$ value for 60$. Great deal. So the complete collection is really sweet :) Hope this helps other people. I am buying the game time today and working on this monk. Cheers.Promonk11	Nov 7
Only really to expand on Gráinne's comment as regards the 'collecting' and 'roster development' sections - which are, as said 'distinct' although they are intrinsically linked - I would like to point you in the direction of the in-game Achievements > Battle Pets > Collect tab. There are a series of achievements called Raiding With Leashes, pretty much all of which can be completed via the auction house - if you have the gold/inclination - or by completing old raids.
When it comes to Classic, Blizzard's goal is to provide an authentic Vanilla experience, but they also needed to come up with technology to handle many players at launch, which is similar to sharding. While the use of this technology will be limited to the first month following launch, many players are questioning this decision and wouldn't like to see layering in the game at all.
The closed beta for Blizzard's upcoming World of Warcraft vanilla server option launched on May 15th, and Blizzard has now listed some of the apparent issues that the development team is aware of, including class and combat related issues alongside missing textures and more. Blizzard mentions that this list is not a complete depiction of what they're aware of, but a sampling of issues they believe players may encounter on regular basis.
I recreated my very first character -- a human warrior, because in the last-push alpha test I joined in 2004, there was no Horde -- and logged in. Immediately, I was surprised by how good the graphics actually looked, for being 15 year old textures-on-polygons. Warcraft's bright colors and cartoony aesthetic continue to this day, so all the increased resolution and better-contoured characters in Lordaeron don't really change the game's visual aesthetic.
Much like an encounter with a wild pet team, PVP Pet Battles are turn-based. However, unlike the PVE version, the PVP combat system is timed and any ability for each round must be chosen within that time limit otherwise it will assume you have passed a turn. A time penalty is applied if you take more than 15 seconds to choose an action, resulting in progressively shorter round timers for you.
Keep in mind that these quests are optional, and are not necessary to continue leveling and capturing companions. They are also account-wide, so if you complete the quest chain on one character, you will not be able to complete it again on another. However, any progress that you've made will be saved and you can pick up where you left off in the quest chain on another character. The dailies that you've unlocked will also be accessible by all your toons.
If the end game feels miles away, and min-maxing is difficult because frankly, you're gonna take what you get and like it, then the focus of the game changes completely. Suddenly it's about the experience of leveling again, and hanging out with friends, and chatting with people in Goldshire (well, for purely innocent reasons anyway -- the Moon Guard server's Goldshire crew still does plenty of chatting).
The system is automated, meaning that once slots are available, beta testers will be chosen, without any beta key to speak of. Kaivax then goes to stress the importance of your account security, stating that, "any third-party e-mail messages, websites, or in-game whispers that offer beta keys or access to the WoW Classic Beta should be considered illegitimate and ignored or reported."
Zygor was the home planet of the Zygons. (PROSE: The Bodysnatchers) It was known to be warmer than Earth and covered in water, which was in the form of lakes with a different mineral composition than those of Earth. There were also no icecaps on the planet. Native lifeforms of Zygor included the unaltered Skarasen and the Zygons. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
Oct 24 A Return to World of Warcraft: Player Guide So you've decided to return to World of Warcraft. Welcome back! There's just one thing you'll need before jumping back into the fray—knowledge. To aid you in making your glorious comeback, we've compiled some handy information every returning hero should know. Once armed with knowledge, nothing (and no one) will stand in your way. http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/8876440/Nethaera214	Oct 24
Step-by-step class guides are on the way!  The 1-12 Mulgore Guide is the first guide to get all the individual class steps.  At the top of the guide, simply select which class you are playing and the page will dynamically update all the steps in the guide for that class (both text and images).  The rest of the guides will be slowly updated overtime to include all the class steps, but you can see how it's going to work with the 1-12 Mulgore.  I want to thank crazyK and his Placeholderguild for helping me out with the individual class content.  They are allowing me to get the 1-60 Alliance guide done while also getting all the class steps done at the same time, so everything can be ready for Classic launch (hopefully).
World of Warcraft Classic is currently in beta, which means some players are getting a chance to experience a much older version of the MMO ahead of its release. WoW Classic is based on how WoW played in August 2006, back around update 1.12. Back then, things were different. Tauren hitboxes were much larger, sitting could cause certain combat effects to not trigger and completed quests were marked with dots and not question marks. Strange days.
Nov 6 Good kind server to join I am looking for a good server with kind people to join. I am thinking of 1 of the new player servers or moonguard maybe ? I don't like trolls or toxicty and i don't like guilds trying to get me to raid and then get mad when we wipe 4 or 5 times. I also hope for a clean trade chat as well as fresh minds of players who are not brainwashed by the elitist attitude. Any one know of any good servers ? I been playing wow for 14 years on and off but started a new account. It's getting harder to find good people on the internet in mobile games and online PC games. Any help is appreciated thanks.Promonk4	Nov 6
If a companion dies during the battle, it will need to be resurrected before it can participate in another encounter or be summoned as a traveling companion. Get that pet a medic! Or in this case, a Stable Master. Stable Master NPCs can heal and revive your pets for a small fee, and there is no cooldown on the Stable Master's heal. You'll find Stable Masters in major towns and cities across Azeroth.
Escort quests can take awhile to do. I have thoroughly tested all the escort quests in the game for time/xp. Most are worth doing, but as long as you are able to actually do them without failing. Most require you to pay special attention to the escortee as most are fragile and will die easily, so do your best to keep mobs off of the escortee during escort quests. The longest one in the game is the Tanaris chicken escort. The chicken escorts are only worth doing if you were able to do all 3 of them, as if you do, you will be able to turn in an additional easy quick XP turn in quest at BB, which makes them worth it.
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WORLD Russia slaps large-scale sanctions on Ukraine
Russia slaps large-scale sanctions on Ukraine
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (File photo: AP)
MOSCOW/KIEV, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia-Ukraine relations have soured for years and could further deteriorate after Moscow rolled out large-scale economic sanctions against Kiev on Thursday.
The sanctions, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, include freezing non-cash funds, uncertificated securities and property controlled by the blacklisted in Russia and banning their withdrawal of capital from Russia, according to a decree singed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday.
"The decree is aimed at countering unfriendly actions against Russian citizens and legal entities on the part of Ukraine and at lifting restrictions imposed earlier by the Ukrainian side on these persons, as well as normalizing bilateral relations," said a government statement.
The sanctions target Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's elder son Olexiy, Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy, key ministers and important businessmen.
The blacklist also includes EastOne Group and Toledo Mining Corporation registered in Britain and Ferrexpo registered in Switzerland.
The Russian government said it could lift the sanctions if Ukraine cancels its own restrictive measures against Russia.
Relations between Kiev and Moscow have been deteriorating since early 2014 over Crimea and armed conflicts in eastern Ukraine. Kiev has imposed a series of sanctions against Russia since then.
According to Russian media, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Russia since 2014, affecting 1,228 people and 468 entities, including officials, businessmen and media outlets.
"Russia is not the initiator of such an exchange of restrictions, but it is a necessary measure. It is a response to the steps that were taken by the Ukrainian side," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a daily briefing.
At a joint press conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Kiev, Poroshenko said that Russia sanctioned "a list of very worthy people" and the restrictions are an "evidence of the unconstructive position of Russia."
The Russian sanctions will unlikely affect Ukraine's macroeconomic stability as most of the targeted individuals are officials and they have no business ties with Russia, said Kateryna Rozhkova, first deputy governor of the National Bank of Ukraine.
Russian political analyst Maxim Zharov said the sanctions were too late and the Ukrainian side may have braced themselves and withdrawn capital from Russia.
"Therefore, there will be some effect from such sanctions, but there is no reason to hope for any serious changes in Kiev's policy towards Donbass," Zharov said.
However, Mikhail Belyaev, chief expert of Russia's Financial and Economic Analytics Agency, said the measures will "painfully" affect the economy of Ukraine and drive it into a more difficult situation.
"When it comes to the withdrawal of capital, some suspicious transactions, in this case, the restrictions should be used against the unfriendly actions of Ukrainian companies and individuals, which oppose Russia most fiercely," he said.
Ukraine is experiencing tough economic times and there is no visible sign that this situation will be remedied in the near future, he said.
Putin meets new Cuban leader on first Moscow visit
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: CGTN)Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday met Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel who was making his first official visit to Moscow.His trip came a day after the United States, which has slapped several rounds of sanctions on Russia, imposed new economic restrictions on Cuba.Diaz-Canel took office in April in a
US return of sanctions on Iran triggers widespread defiance
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (File photo: Xunhua)BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The US recent announcement of slapping back sanctions on Iran has triggered widespread defiance from the Islamic republic as well as Europe.The Trump administration announced on Friday that it will re-impose sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the historic 2015 Iran nuke deal, also known as Joint
People's Daily Tonight: Podcast News (11/07/2018 Wed.)
This is People's Daily Tonight, your news source from China.______CR929 full-scale prototype on display at airshow微信图片_20181106180827.jpgA full-scale prototype of the China-Russia wide-body aircraft CR929 is being displayed for the first time at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.The full-scale prototype is 22-meters long, 6.5-meters high and 5.9-meters wide, and boasts of a three cabin


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Gordon Hooker (29 May 1887 – 6 December 1967) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1909.

Playing career
Hooker represented Taranaki in 1908 and was selected to tour Australia for New Zealand in 1909, where he played in two Test matches.

He represented Queensland against the 1910 Great Britain Lions before returning to New Zealand and playing for Taranaki against the 1914 Lions. He played until he was 36.

In the 1930s Hooker helped re-establish rugby league in Taranaki. He died in 1967 and his ashes were buried at Te Henui Cemetery.

Legacy
In 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century.

References

1887 births
1967 deaths
New Zealand rugby league players
New Zealand national rugby league team players
Taranaki rugby league team players
Rugby league wingers
Queensland rugby league team players
Burials at Te Henui Cemetery

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Market report - Monday at close.
London shares continued their downward slip today as interest rate nerves continued to dog the stock market. Traders were nervous ahead of retail prices, employment and earnings figures due out later this week which will provide key pointers for the future cost of borrowing.
Factory gate prices data released today continued to paint a benign picture for inflation and sent the FTSE-100 to a early high - up 41.3 points early this morning. But nerves ahead of tomorrow's inflation figures and Wednesday's employment and pay figures soon took a grip and the market slipped back. At one point the Footsie was down 64 points but rallied later to close down 22 points at 6169.
The Footsie fall was led by Blue Circle, which reported lower interim profits and said its recent Asian acquisitions were still suffering tough trading. The building materials group saw shares fall 30p to 410 1/4 p. The building sector was also crumbling in the second tier FTSE-250. Bovis Homes reported jumping profits, but said the recent rates rise was unnecessary.
Bovis shares fell 13p to 314 1/2 p and other construction groups joined the tumble with Wilson Connolly down 15 1/2 p to 143 1/2 p, BPB down 17 1/2 p to 385 1/2 p, Bryant Group down 5p to 139p and Barratt Development off 21p to 282p.
Back in the Footsie there were some marked risers, despite the downbeat mood.
National Power jumped 29 3/4 p to 464 1/4 p after weekend newspaper reports that the electricity group was planning a break up. And shares in Energis jumped - up 38p to £16.27 - after it emerged the group was in talks to buy Racal Electronics telecoms business. Confirmation of the talks, which could lead to a £800 million sale, pulled Racal shares closed up 25p to 402p. The moves also lifted Energis largest single shareholder National Grid up 13 1/4 p at 422p.
Vodafone also jumped as US group Bell Atlantic confirmed it was in talks over a possible tie-up with the mobile phones group. Vodafone surged 60p to £12.53.
Oil shares, however, dipped despite recent jumps in the price of crude. BP Amoco fell 15p to £11.74 and Shell slipped 3 1/4 p to 510p, partly unnerved by the latest oil merger which saw French groups Elf Aquitane and TotalFinal join to become the world fourth largest oil business.
Kingston Communications, the former Hull City Council-owned telecoms group, pulled up 5p to 374p after weekend reports that BSkyB - up 2p at 597p - is considering new media deals with the company.
Meanwhile, Pizza Express said its full year profits were ahead 28%. Traders ordered up extra shares and the stock climbed 74p to 820p.
The FTSE-100's biggest risers were National Power up 29 3/4 p to 464 1/4 p, Vodafone AirTouch, up 60p at £12.53, National Grid up 13 1/4 p at 422p and Centrica up 4 3/4 p to 167 3/4 . The biggest fallers were Blue Circle down 30p to 410 3/4 p, Carlton Communications down 20p to 435 1/2 p, Schroders down 59p to £13.21 and ICI down 27p to 677p.


Together the town and the resort helped to create one of the best atmospheres seen so far on the Series, providing much welcome coffee and croissants in registration as the icy wind took temperatures down to -15 before laying on a free BBQ for all riders and spectators as the Finals got under way.
With Nike rider Gerome Mathieu judging and the whole town of Chatel seemingly watching, the 22 entered riders had a show to deliver and that they did. Head shaper Alex Creuse and the Nike team created a safe 15m kicker measuring 19m to sweet spot guaranteeing distance and height whilst giving the amateurs the confidence to try all their tricks as they battled it out for MVP.
Mascense Tevelle took Most Creative with a BS 180 Double Tailgrab, Handdrags on the Nike bonk and Frontflips off the knuckle. Romuald Bouche took Best Style with Switch Back 1s, 5s and 9s before adding a FS9 for good measure. 19-year-old Grenoble resident Marion Haerty took best Female with BS and FS 180s.
But as the clouds rolled in only one winner could roll out and that was the 18 year old French rider Enzo Nilo from Bidant who tore the kicker apart with FS5s, corked 7s both ways, a Switch Backside 9 and a FS10.
Celebrating his own 27th birthday on the day French Nike rider Gerome Mathieu then gladly presented the winning AM Enzo, with his ticket to the Sessions Final in Austria, April 2012.